ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,357,357, issued on July 15, was assigned to Globus Medical Inc. (Audubon, Pa.).
"Bone fixation plate system and method" was invented by Michael Black (Phoenixville, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fastener, for example a bone screw, is sized to pass through a hole of an implant, for example a bone plate, the fastener having a shaft or anchor portion engageable with body tissue, and a head portion. A locking cap secures to the bone plate and covers the head to block the head and inhibit screw back out. Alternatively, or additionally, a locking disc located in the plate hole resiliently deflects downward to allow screw insertion, but ...